Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-07

ton made by Rockwell & Sherwin of Brat
tleboro as worthy Of more than special men
ton, their display Of Concord buggies aud
sleighs showing very superior quality Of
workmanship, style and quality Of matcri-
al used
In Exhibition Hail,
Fruits and vegetables occupied most Of
the available space on the first floor Of this
hall, which in dimensions is 100 by ~ feet.
The show Of fruit was good for the season
Among the many exhibits, most numerous
in point Of numbers were those by Warren
Hescock, who showed A. varieties Of APP
pies and pears j. l.. Nichols of Guilford,
10 varieties Of apples j. u. Redway II
Of apples and 4 Of pears G. f.. Allen 10
plates Of apples and several Of grapes, etc
r. NJ Williams also displayed If varieties
Of apples, ID. A. Henry Of Guilford 4, and
c. f. Wilson Of Dummerston Z. Mrs H.
A. Jones Of this town and E. p Goodale
of Montague, Mass. displayed variety Of
fruits The show Of grapes was not large,
but besides Mr. Aliens, fine samples were
shown by q. f Boynton Of Saxtons River,
A. A. Blanchard and others There were
also several handsome specimens Of pears,
peaches, etc, also of canned fruits A
tasteful display Of fruits was made by Mrs.
o. l.. Miner.
Good as was the show of fuuit, the dis
play of vegetables far surpassed it and
drew forth many EXPLANATIONS Of wonder
ment. Most remarkable of all were the
| squashes, some Of which almost rivalled
JONAH gour1 in size W. T.. Combs showed
the largest specimen weight not given Q.
| n Bemis showed Chill squash weighing
1854 pounds Hazleton Rice displayed 10
varieties Of squashes, the largest Of which
tipped the scales at ~ pounds, and fine
specimens were shown by J. G. Stafford
j. H. Capen, X. g. Wood, H. w Simonds
and others. The Vermont Asylum's exhb-
| it in this department, though not 50 lone
| somely conspicuous as that Of last year,
was not in danger Of being overlooked
embracing a numerous group of wurzels,
bcets, onions, parsnips cucumbers, etc.
| capped by cheese pumpkin measuring 6
/ feet inches in circumference and weigh
| ing 100 pounds d. McGillivray exhibited
notable array embracing cabbages, cauli
| flowers, etc. l. w. Cutler. squashes and
pumpkins Henry Burnham, celery Of re
markable growth aud there were some
good looking samples Of potatucs and grain
Of different kinds. Turnips were shown by
Luther Clark of Wilmington. j. p. Liscom
and others.
One corner Of the hall was devoted to
'AA Ilbbh'lNlllN hll'l " WIS iitlI the lt1si
attractive portion of the hall, either. SPLEEN
did exhibits Of butter were made by the
Jacksonville Wilmington and Mortified
creameries, as well as 10y several home
manufacturers The Wilmington creamery
exhibit at least proved that butter making
has been reduced b. II fine art embracing.
as IL did, several curiously sculptured de
signs. OF home. made cheese there we're
several fine packages for which the com
mittee could award no premium, because
they did not comcup 10 the required weight.
Notable among these was a 20 ID. sage
cheese made by Mrs j r. Wright Occu
pying the centre Of the hall was u display
Of ranges by White q Calvin: also sam
pies of roofing slate by \. H. RYAN. ID. f..
Weatherhead showed some Of his new pat
ent pumps Several of the local grocers
also made fine dis lays.
In the Upper Hall.
To large proportion Of the people in at
tendance the most attractive display was
that to Toe found in the upper room Of the 1
exhibition building proper, which was de
voted to fancy articles, the exhibits Of local /
tradesmen, manufacturers and agents. etc
In the line Of article, showing the tast.
skill and patience of the ladies there was an |
embarrassment Of riches, aud the spac. al |
lpttet b them was altogether too small |
rugs, quilts and table covers had 10 be hung |
one over another in "A way that must have |
rendered the Judges task puzzling one. |
and which was certainly eNaSperatiu., To- |
the crowd OF sight seers Doubtless this |
serious defect Will be remedied next year
aud enough room be given ~ PROPERLY dis |
play the varied and handsome contribution
OF the ladies. glance at the premium list
VIII g1Ve something of an idea Of the mcri
torlous work in this collection but it goes
without saying that there was much besides
TINS worthy OF mention, and though we
have not space ~ note all Of il. we may
speak a Of few things. including some not
entered for premium. OF quilts, aside from
those receiving an award. handsome ones
IN silk we're shown 10y Mrs H +. Brooks.
Mrs. H. Walker. Mrs Davis Of Vernon and
Mrs. Austin Akley Of West Brattlebnrn
while from GuilfOrd came two very tasteful
cotton ones, Mrs. c. f. Estabro6k's con.
tanning 1910 pieces and Miss Gotta Gale's
l'4l. Among other beautiful afghans were
those Of Mrs. II. Burnham. Mrs. Jennie
Clark, Mrs. b. F. Bingham. Mrs. J
Pierce and Miss NJ. A Bemis among the
table scarfs those Of Mrs q. W. Hooker.
Mrs q. ). Duwley, Mrs. F. T Shearer
Miss H E b. Gibson and Mrs W 4 FanIt
ner tlustra painting among the banners
table spreads and sofa pillows those of Cora
j. Holbrook Of West Brattlebnro Mrs F
A.. whitney Mrs. Bingham, Mrs II. J.
Clark aud Mrs. j. 5 Morse Of West Brot
tleboro. Besides her knit rug mentioned in
the premlum-llst Mrs Charles Lane had a
Nee one in applique, and handsome ones
bore the names Of Mrs Draper and Mrs NJ
H. Lawton. Specimens of exquisite needle
work were seen in linen ta6le-cover and
dolleys floral designs in natural colors. no
TWO ahke) belonging to Mrs B. D. Harris
and splaSher and apron entered by Mis-,
jennie dooienough. Mrs. II r. Brook,
exhibited an elegant glove-case in yelln,y
plush lined with white. and a pretty scron
basket Mrs o. D. Estcrhro6ks. nortiar,
OF silk scraps Miss L. johnson. satin apron
decorated IN outline Mrs Luther Clark If
W Wilmington, worsted wreath: Mrs. Isaac
cutter, ancient shell comb and lace apron .
Mrs. J +. Hubbard, Indians bend knif,.'
sheath Mrs. Il. F. Fisher. branch Of rice
paper owls aud standard workhnlder mad.
"t clgar-hoxes Warren Wheeler. crnvon
portraits; Ira French of Orange. Mass
pictures finished in India ink Chas. Hen
KEEL beautifully carved diniug-ronn orna
ment ldeer's head, rabbit and Bird ri.
mond ). Wyman, various designs Wrought !
in soapstone
Miss Kate Selleck showed a mn miner If
paintings. including flower pieces. a uuaint
interior, and branch bearing birds nest :
with eggs Mrs. A. j. Currier. landscanes
anu horses heads Mrs. j. II Wright. hand
s'hpes. All these were much admired as
was also Miss Della Sherman's sea scene
BESIDES {. r. Aliens magnificent floral
display, some gracefully arranged wild
MOVERS attracted attention, and Miss Beniis's
basket of mariguds won numerous commit ,
ments.
In children's work we noted only the pa.
per toys entered 10y Charlie Clark. PAINTINGS
ny anne tray of Hmslale, and tidy. patch
work ahd spool work 10y Lizzie and Jamie !
hagg aged and years respectively. II I
occurs To us that an interesting exhibit in
this line would he drawn out shonId nr. /
niums be offered to encourage the ,,irls +, :
become expert in cooking and plain Saving [
and the boys clever in the use of tools t6e /
pencil, etc.
The local tradesmen were represent.d bv '
fratt, Wright ~ Co.. Starkev q WelIma1
x Edwards * Lillis who made elaborate f
displays Of custom and ready-made clothing.
men furnishing goods and horse. wear + \
an Doom * Morris, fine china, glass and Il
'h'er plated ware, lamps, ornaments and e
1"Pei -hahSlhgs Emerson x Son, elegant
,urhiture ana window drapery Clapp x f
zones pictures l. b. Thorn and Geo A I
p orlsss Co druggists supplies Pullen /
pr"s'' canned goods, pickles and fancy +
'heeses Randall q Claim. iewelrv H.
and Wyatt, beautiful specimens Of nboto p
graphic art j. f. Jacobs, 81 SAMPLES lin. q
,ea and 33 of coffee. Mrs. Avery and Mrs c
} j.. walker had cases of rich and STYLISH q,
millinery, the former showing some esnac. !,
ally pretty children's hornets. Miss boo a
little also showed samples Of r,;l;,,,